Problems Faced by Employees and Labours In IT Industry

Problems Faced by Employees and Labours In IT Industry

There are a number of problems which an employee of an IT Industry has to face. The problems arise due to the fact that the IT industries are not following the general rules which have been formulated by the state and the central governments regarding the working hours and the other standards of employment. The IT Industries shall be governed by the labour laws of the country and it is not executed in proper way.

Some of things in labour laws are violated by IT and ITES Industry

The employees are working more time than prescribed time, but still they are not getting any overtime payment.

·     Many call centres and other IT companies are forcing the employees to work frequently in night shifts without any extra payment or compensation which is violation of the law which very clearly specifies that a person cannot be allowed to work in night shifts for more than a period of time.

·      If any employee tries to raise his or her voice against the working hours of the company then he is terminated from his job, which is a violation of the fundamental right of the person.

·      Any attempt to form a union is penalized by removing the employee from his or her job, which is a violation of the Fundamental Right to form a Union under Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution.

·      The IT and ITES industries are openly violating the law regarding the conditions and environment which is to be created by the industries for its employees.

·       In many cases the industries give employment to the workers informally, that is, no paper or document is presented to them which could prove that they were working for the company which gives them the freedom to terminate their employees and when they like.

·      Many of the IT and ITES Industries do not give maternity benefits to women which have been provided by law to them.

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